Age 7: Learning the Value of a Ringgit
In his own words: ‘I started learning to buy and sell at age 7. At 13, I started building a forum business while working part-time. I went through a lot of hardship.’ These lines, shared in a private conversation that was later made public, reveal a man whose foundation was built entirely by his own hands. No inheritance, no shortcuts, no easy road.
‘There is no such thing as luck in this world. Being self-made is something you endure into existence.’ This is how Dr Kervis Soo describes his path — not with bitterness, but with quiet pride.
Age 13: Building Before He Had a Name
By the time most teenagers were finishing middle school, Dr Kervis Soo had already launched an online forum and was managing a business while working a part-time job. This early entrepreneurial drive was matched — remarkably — by an equally early sense of social responsibility.
Age 18: Charity Became Habitual
At 18, with very little money and no public profile, Dr Kervis Soo began visiting old folks homes and orphanages on a regular basis. He bought groceries with his own money, carried them in, and sat with the residents. He practised animal liberation. He gave what he could. Not because it was expected, but because it was who he was.
2014 to 2019: Business Grew, Charity Grew With It
As his business evolved — from direct sales to digital community building to the founding of Xingyu Group — his charity work scaled alongside it. The mindset of ‘using business to sustain charity’ became a core principle, not a marketing slogan.
Today: A Legacy That Is Still Being Written
Dr Kervis Soo charity work today encompasses the Xingyu Million Charity Fund (RM800K committed, RM100M vision), the BeEZ technology platform for transparent philanthropy, scholarship programmes, school donations, and a planned senior care township. In 2026, Malaysia named him Charity Ambassador at the country’s most prestigious philanthropic awards event. He is 30-plus years into a journey that shows no signs of slowing down. The boy from Kluang who started selling things at 7 has built something remarkable — not just a business empire, but a legacy of compassion.